What does Habs mean with the Montreal Canadians?

les habitants du montreal... the habs. here's a cut and paste job that tells more:

The most often asked question about the Montreal Canadiens is what does the nickname " Habs " mean.

Legend wants it that the "H" on the Canadiens logo stands for "Habs" instead of Club de Hockey Canadien. The fable began in 1924 when US reporter Tex Rickard was falsely informed by someone that the "H" stood for "habitant", a french word that in those days was used to refer the farmers of Quebec.

Rickard was told that the french players on the team came from farms and were therefore, "habitants". At the time, the Canadiens were viewed upon as the french team of Montreal, whereas the Montreal Maroons were the English team.

What Does Habs Mean

Yessery.....Patzky has your answer. For years I have always wondered what the Habs meant, until last week when I took a few minutes to research the "Habs".

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Short for Les Habitants Habitants is the name used to refer to both the French settlers and the inhabitants of French origin who farmed the land along the two shores of the St. Lawrence Gulf and River in what is the present-day Province of Quebec in Canada.

patzky99 is correct about everything except Tex Rickard being a reporter. He's the one who is rumored to have falsely claimed that the H was for habs while speaking to a reporter. He was quite a sports promoter back in the day.

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I do believe that Patzky has it nailed. Great answer!!!